Lipstick Under My Burkha: Shout For Your Rights, Says Kabir Khan

Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Lipstick Under My Burkha was denied certification by the CBFC for being "lady oriented"

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After the Censor Board refused to clear Prakash Jha’s Lipstick Under My Burkha, filmmaker Kabir Khan said that a handful of people cannot decide on what people should watch.

Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Lipstick Under My Burkha was denied certification by the CBFC for being "lady oriented" and containing "abusive words.”

"Watching a film is a voluntary act. It is not forced on anyone and two-three people in CBFC cannot take a decision for the entire society," Kabir said.

"It's a strange situation and it's happening again and again. The problem lies when these kind of incidents happen regularly," he said.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan director said that the film industry should stand united against the CBFC and voice their opinion.

"We say that India is a global power but I think global powers don't act like this. They (CBFC) think that the society is so fragile that after watching a particular film, our values will be damaged. Now, the time has come for the industry to formally stand up against this and shout for their rights," Kabir asserted.

When Kabir was asked if he will stand by the makers of the film in their fight against CBFC, he said that he will support the team.

"I think everyone in the industry will support the film. Till now, no such discussion has been done for an organised effort. But if needed, I will surely be a part of the organised effort," he added.

Lipstick Under My Burkha has been screened at various film festivals and has won the Spirit of Asia Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality at the Mumbai Film Festival.

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